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Journey's End is a 1928 dramatic play by English playwright R. C. Sherriff, set in the trenches near Saint-Quentin, Aisne, towards the end of the First World War.
- Robert Cedric Sherriff
- 1928
He sent a copy of Journey's End to the headmaster after the play was first performed in 1928, and was a generous benefactor to the school until his death, paying particularly close attention to the school rowing club, whose supporters' club now bears his name.
Nov 30, 2020 · Those in the UK can watch the 2017 feature film of Journey’s End until 14 December on BBC iPlayer and a 1988 television production with Timothy Spall is on YouTube. Also on YouTube is an eight-minute video on Sherriff’s military career.
In 1928, RC Sherriff wrote a play called Journey's End, which was set in a dugout during the Great War and based on his own experiences of serving with the 9th East Surrey Regiment on the Western Front.
Nov 23, 2016 · R C Sherriff was propelled to fame by the worldwide success of his First World War play, Journey’s End in 1929. The success of the play allowed him to become a full time writer, and for the next thirty years he was one of the most famous writers in Britain.
Nov 18, 1975 · Based on Mr. Sherriff's three years’ service in the war, “Journey's End” was first produced in 1928 and ran for 594 performances in London. A film version was made in English and German.
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Apr 1, 2016 · Surrey writer Robert Cedric Sherriff (1896-1975) is famous throughout the world for Journey’s End, the greatest play in the English language to explore the experience of serving on the Western Front.
